Michael A. Cooper Esq.

Background

Michael A. Cooper, Esq. is an Of Counsel at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP. Mr. Cooper has been a litigation partner since 1968 and has extensive experience in business-related litigation, including antitrust and securities claims, and investigations by antitrust, securities and banking regulators. During the past decade, he has represented three prominent law firms, as well as special committees of two corporate boards in derivative suits. He was Managing Partner of it's Litigation ... Group from 1978 to 1985. His responsibilities include advising on ethical issues and coordinating it's extensive pro bono activities. Mr. Cooper served as President of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York from 1998 to 2000, having previously chaired the Association's Executive Committee. Mr. Cooper served as Chairman of Pro Bono Net and serves as its Director. Mr. Cooper serves as a Director at National Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights. He is a member of the Board of Regents of the American College of Trial Lawyers and has chaired three of the College's committees. He has also chaired the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section of the New York State Bar Association, served on the ABA Task force on civil trial practice standards, and been a Trustee of the Federal Bar Council. Mr. Cooper has long been active in public interest organizations. From 1981 to 1983 he was President of the Legal Aid Society. At the request of New York's Chief Judge, he chaired the Legal Services Project, which sought permanent funding of civil legal services to the poor. He was Co-Chair of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law from 1993 to 1995. He is also active in Harvard Law School alumni affairs, having been President of the Harvard Law School Association of New York City and chaired the Harvard Law School Fund.

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